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eenannihilated,hepopularhero

    ofthedisiedfreen.

    nohappeheyear88b.c.thatthesenateof

    rooursthatcafrosia.

    thridates,kingofauntryalongtheshoresoftheblack

    sea,andagreekonhisthersside,hadseenthepossibility

    ofestablishingasendalexandrianeire.hebeganhis

    an

    citizensen,enand

    eante

    equippedanartainstthekingofpontusand

    punishhiorhiscri.butnderin

    chief``sulla,saidthesenate,``becauseheisnsul.

    ``rius,saidtheb,``becausehehasbeennsulfivetis

    andbecauseheisthechaionhts.

    possessionisninepointsofthelaobe

    inay.hetodefeat

    thridatesandriusfledtoafrica.thereheed

    untilheheardthatsullahadcrossedintoasia.hethen

    retuedtoitaly,gatheredatleycreals,

    reaeredthecityhhisprofessional

    highefivedaysandfivenights,slaughteringthe

    ehesenatorialparty,gothielfelesuland

    protlydiedfroheextofthelastfht.

    therefollohensulla,having

    defeatedthridates,annouhatheoretu

    toroaleafeoresofhisown.hewasas

    goodashising

    thoseoftheirfelloo

    syathies.oheygotholdofayoungfelloho

    hadbeenoftehepanyofrius.theywere

    goingtohanghioerfered.``theboyistoo

    young,hesaid,ahio.hisnawasjulius

    eethigainopage.

    asforsulla,hebetator,eantsoleand

    suprerulerofalltheronpossessions.heruledro

    forfouryears,andhediedquietlyinhisbed,havihe

    
    anyronsekilling

    theirfelloen.

    butnditionsdidnotgroter.orary,they

    grepeius,orpoey,

    aclosefriendofsulla,easttorehe

    evertroublesothridates.hedrovethateicpotentate

    intotheuntainsithridatestookpoisonand

    killedhielf,asaron

    eover

    syria,destroyedjerusaleroadthrougheasia,

    tryingtorevivethethofalexahegreat,andatlast

    intheyear62retuedtorohadozenshiploadsof

    defeatedkingsandprindgenerals,allofwere

    forphalproously

    popularronofforty

    lliondollarsinplunder.

    itentofrobeplaced

    inthehandsofastrongn.onlyafeonthsbefore,the

    toostfallenintothehandsofagoodfoothing

    youngaristocratbythenaofcatiline,bled

    aoneyandhopedtoreiursehielfforhislosse

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